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Taiwan’s imprisoned former president Chen Shui-bian has been diagnosed with “severe depression and anxiety disorder”, a hospital said Thursday. Mr. Chen is serving a 17 years and six months in prison after being convicted on bribery charges in 2009 over two high-profile cases involving a land deal and a personnel appointment. He is also facing …

by Joseph Precker “Dear Dr. Precker: “I’m very upset as I write this letter, since I don’t believe you, or anyone else, can help me now! I’ve just learned that my therapist has suddenly died, just when we were beginning to make progress, and I felt, for the first time, that I could trust another …

by Elyse M. Rogers CLINICAL DEPRESSION A few weeks ago I heard a man named Jim speak about his personal experience with clinical depression. Jim has just retired from an executive posi­tion with a large, international firm, but he spoke about a time during his early 40’s when he’d been terribly depressed— so depressed that he’d …